Lt. General / Ibrahim Abboud.
Led the 1958 Coup, and became the first Army Officer to assume power in the Sudan; and Head of State (1958-1964).
The formation of the First Supreme Council, in 1958, was as follows, in November 1958:
1- Sayed / Lt. General / Ibrahim Abboud.
2- Sayed / Maj. General / Ahmed Abdel Wahab.
3- Sayed / Maj. General / Mohamed Talaat Fareed.
4- Sayed / Brigadier / Hassan Bashir Nasr.
5- Sayed / Brigadier / Mohamed Ahmed Irwa.
6- Sayed / Brigadier / Ahmed Rida Fareed.
7- Sayed / Brigadier / Ahmed Magzoub Al-Bahary.
8- Sayed / Brigadier / Ahmed Abdalla Hamid.
9- Sayed / Brigadier / Awad Abdel Rahman Sogheyer.
10- Sayed / Brigadier / Mohamed Ahmed El-Tigani.
11- Sayed / Lt. Colonel / Hussien Ali Karrar.
The following amendments were effected on the membership of the Council:
The dismissal of:
1-Sayed / Lt. Gen. / Ahmed Abdel Wahab.
2- Sayed / Brigadier / Awad Abdel Rahman Sughagyer.
3-Sayed / Brigadier / Ahmed Abdalla Hamid.
4-Sayed / Brigadier / Mohamed Ahmed Al-Tigani.
5-Sayed / Lt. Col. / Hussien Ali Karrar (Secretary of the Council).
The Appointment of:
1-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Muhi el-Din Ahmed Abdalla.
2-Sayed / Brigadier / Abdel Rahim Mohamed Kheir Shannan.
3-Sayed / Brigadier / Magboul Al-Amin Al-Haj (Secretary of the Council).
By 1960, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in its final form, was as follows:
1-Sayed / Lt. Gen. / Ibrahim Abboud.
2-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Hassan Bashir Nasr.
3-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Mohamed Ahmed Irwa.
4-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Mohamed Talaat Fareed.
5-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Ahmed Majzoub Al-Bahary.
6-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Ahmed Rida Fareed.
7-Sayed / Maj. Gen. / Al-Magboul Al-Amin Al-Haj.